Do you Yahoo? Al-Qaida does!
By Jeremy Reynalds
web posted March 29, 2004
It's time to launch an all out publicity blitz against Yahoo – one of
the leading internet purveyors of terror – and embarrass the heck
out of them.
There is no better name for such a campaign than the one
thought of by terror researcher Johnathan Galt. In a recent e-mail
he suggested the phrase, "Do You Yahoo? Al-Qaida Does!"
For example. Global Islamic Media (http:
//groups.yahoo.com/group/globalislamicmedia), with almost 6,
000 members at last count, is one of Yahoo many groups
devoted to propagating Muslim murder, mayhem and madness.
As Galt commented in a recent e-mail, Global Islamic Media "is
regarded by the world's terrorism experts and the news media as
the ‘official voice of al-Qaida.' The next attacks are discussed
daily on Yahoo (several months in advance). Global Islamic
Media published in December 8 2003 a more explicit threat,
which hinted at the possibility of an attack against Spain outside
of Iraq. After the attacks occur, they are celebrated at this
group."
It is becoming quite evident that the Yahoo abuse department so
called does not enforce its acceptable use policy (http:
//docs.yahoo.com/info/terms). With that in mind, it's time we let
Yahoo officials know we are sick and tired of their company's
laissez-faire attitude toward terrorism and we're not going to
take it any more. You can contact Yahoo–and I urge you to do
so quickly – by going to
http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/groups/cgi_abuse.
In addition, write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper,
call in radio talk shows, contact your U.S. congressional
representative or senator and let them know what's going on with
Yahoo. Ask them to investigate.
Another anti-American terror purveyor is the Almuhajiroun
Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/almuhajiroun_uk/).
Posts are more than a little incendiary in their vitriol.
Almuhajiroun is a part of radical Islamic cleric Omar Bakri
Muhammad's London-based organization.
One recent post was headlined "Terrorism the Fashion of the
21st Century" (http:
//groups.yahoo.com/group/almuhajiroun_uk/message/108).
Commenting on a verse in the Koran the post writer said "In this
verse, Allah ... clearly informs us that he will terrorize and strike
terror into the hearts of the disbelievers i.e. the non-Muslims ...
Therefore, it is inevitable for the non-Muslims to live in fear and
tremor, as they associate with Allah false gods that cannot
benefit them or prevent harm from reaching them. They worship
their desires, the law of the land, idols, priests, rabbis etc. And
due to this great crime, Allah ... vows to terrorize them."
Justifying recent acts of Islamic terrorism the writer commented,
"Allah orders the believers to terrorize ... the enemies of Allah
and our enemies, by preparing as much artillery, power and
weapons as possible ... Allah is directly ordering us to use
terrorism against the aggressors and enemies of Allah, all praises
are for him."
The writer explained that there are two types of terrorism. "One
that is praised by almighty Allah ... one that is dispraised and
worthy of severe punishment in this life and the hereafter.
Violence is also of two, one that is pro-life and one that is against
life. Violence against aggressors, oppressors and tyrants is pro-
life, whereas violence initiated (such as that by the US and UK
in Afghanistan and in Iraq) against young women, children and
the elderly is against life."
Lambasting the United States, the United Kingdom and their
allies the writer said that the activities of those countries are
"indeed aggression, crime, corruption and tyranny – worthy of
severe punishment and disgrace by almighty Allah, due to it being
directed at people who have sanctity for their lives, wealth and
property (i.e. Muslims). Whereas the terrorism used by the
Mujaahideen is the praised, exalted and blessed form of
terrorism due to it being against people who have no sanctity for
their lives, who support aggressors and tyrants and spread
corruption and evil on the earth. Furthermore, it is in response to
the command of Allah, who orders the believers to terrorize His
... enemies."
The writer commented that Muslims should not be afraid of
being called "terrorists, fundamentalists or extremists "because it
is true; we are terrorists as Allah commands us to use terrorism
... it is just part of the disbeliever's propaganda against Islam and
Muslims, which was also used against the messenger
Muhammad (saw) and his companions; who were labeled as
terrorists, extremists, magicians, liars and sorcerers"
Another post makes the Islamic hatred against both Israel and
the Jews very clear (http:
//groups.yahoo.com/group/almuhajiroun_uk/message/109).
Beginning with the words "The existence of the State of Israel
has long been a thorn in the side of the Muslim Ummah," the post
concludes,
"We hereby reject the intervention of the UN or any other party
in order to establish peace in Palestine, we reject the proposals
made by either the Israeli government or the illegitimate PLO and
declare that the verdict from Islam is to continue fighting the
occupiers until every inch of Muslim land is returned and the
honor of the Muslims is restored. The Oslo Accord, the Wye
river memorandum and any visits by Colin Powell or any other
cronies of George Bush have no significance whatsoever,
because there can be no negotiations with those occupying
Muslim land.
"Oh Muslims! It is time for us to realize that the only way for
salvation is to remove these apostate rulers from our lands who
act as a hindrance to our progress, to replace the existing system
of governance with (Islamic) law and order ... so that
subservience is to Allah ... exclusively. The very notion of
accepting a Jewish entity on Muslim land is a violation of Islam
and a recognition of blasphemy."
This group's stated claim (http:
//groups.yahoo.com/group/almuhajiroun_uk) is to "to embrace
Islam as a spiritual and political belief, culminating in the
objective of establishing the Khilafah i.e. the Islamic State,
implementing Islam as the law and order."
But who is Muhammad? Well, in addition to being a prominent
radical Muslim with suspected ties to al Qaida he was born in
Aleppo, Syria, in 1958 and grew up in a wealthy Muslim family,
becoming a serious student of Islam and the Koran. He received
his B.A. in Shari'ah and the foundations of Islamic law from
Shari'ah University in Damascus, obtaining a master's degree in
Islamic jurisprudence from the University of Al-Imam Al-U'zaie
in Beirut.
According to the Middle East Media Research Institute
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=ia&ID=
IA7301, Muhammad portrays himself as being the spokesman
for bin Laden's International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews
and Crusaders and according to MEMRI has admitted that the
organization raises funds for the Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and is
"in touch" with the Hizbullah.
According to MEMRI, Muhammad has lived in London since
1985 and preaches at a number of London mosques. He also
routinely presents himself as a spokesman for the International
Islamic Front, which he describes as being the political wing of
bin Laden's Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders.
Not surprisingly, Muhammad has no problem with airplane
hijackings, according to MEMRI at one time reportedly telling an
Egyptian newsweekly:
"The Islamic movement has the right to sacrifice whoever it sees
fit. The rule is that (Muslim) children, women, and the weak
should not be a goal except in one situation: if it is difficult to win
without sacrificing them. So, if hijackers find (Muslim) women,
and children and elderly people on a (hijacked) plane, they
should set them free except if the goal of the hijackers is to free
women, children, and elderly people held prisoners in countries.
In this case, they can be kept, because the blood of Muslims is
equal (to others blood), but they can sacrifice foreigners on the
plane... and if you study Sharia you will know that. The fedya
(ransom) of a Muslim is 12,000 dirhams, while that of a Dhimmi
(i.e. a Christian or a Jew under Muslim rule) is 4,000 dirhams."
So here's the question. What you have just read describes the
activities of just two Yahoo terror groups. There are many more.
Why won't Yahoo at least enforce its own terms of service?
Could it be that there is more of a terror connection than is
immediately apparent? It's time we found out and you can play a
very important part in helping find the answer and quite possibly
helping prevent the loss of many innocent lives.
Until then, just keep in mind when you "Yahoo," that you're
keeping company with al-Qaida!
Jeremy Reynalds is a freelance writer and the founder and
director of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency
homeless shelter. He has a master's degree in communication
from the University of New Mexico and is pursuing his PhD in
intercultural education at Biola University in Los Angeles. He is
married with five children and lives in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. His work can be viewed here and weekly at
www.americasvoices.org. He may be contacted by e-mail at
reynalds@joyjunction.org.
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